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  • Service dog rescues veteran from despair of PTSD (Part 2)

    Service dog Romeo guides Air Force veteran Ryan Kaono through days of living with PTSD. The dog's training makes it possible for Kaono to battle through extreme anxiety and night terrors caused by enemy attacks while deployed to Khobar Towers, Saudi Arabia; and Balad Air Base, Iraq.

  • Living with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; a veteran's story (Part 1)

    For decades, Air Force veteran Ryan Kaono battled through anxiety and night terrors alone. During his second suicide attempt in 2010, something in him caused him to reach out for help which ultimately resulted in a formal diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. This veteran and his family are

  • We Are Airmen: 2018 Recruiting Video Contest

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas— Calling all storytellers! Air Force officials are offering Airmen the chance to create their own recruiting video through the We Are Airmen 2018 Recruiting Video Contest. Now is your chance to showcase your creativity and pride to be an Airman in the United

  • AFCEC warfighter shines at DoD warrior games

    Master Sgt. Linn Dillard is a warfighter, a cancer survivor, and overcame a traumatic brain injury. She’s also an athlete that recently won gold, silver and bronze medals in this year’s Department of Defense Warrior Games.

  • Nature's hazard: Storms

    Summer has arrived and with it brings the threat of severe storms. Each year the United States averages around 10,000 thunderstorms, and each thunderstorm typically produces heavy rain for 30 minutes to an hour.  According to the National Weather Service, severe thunderstorms are officially defined

  • Air Force announces 2018 Hennessy Award winners

    Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas -- The Air Force announced the winners of the 2018 John L. Hennessy Trophy Awards for best dining facilities across the service April 3.The winning teams will receive formal recognition during the National Restaurant Association’s annual show in Chicago May 18

  • AFIMSC summit delivers mission support solutions

    The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center delivered solutions to challenges base-level leaders face at a forum May 14-16 in San Antonio. The three-day summit was held in conjunction with the second annual AFIMSC Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference.

  • I-WEPTAC delivers innovations to Air Force leaders

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Innovation was alive here this week, as senior leaders heard proposals May 16 to address some of the greatest challenges facing the agile combat support community at the conclusion of the 2nd Annual Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics

  • Application deadlines approaching for Air Force youth camps

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The summer adventure season is about to start, and there’s still time for Air Force youth to apply for more than 20 camps available at locations across the United States.  The 2018 Air Force Youth Program camps cover a wide variety of interests, including

  • Alpha Warrior trains trainers in using equipment, expanding fitness options

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Fitness center staffs and physical training leaders across the Air Force will soon be armed with the knowledge they need to help warfighters make better use of Alpha Warrior obstacle training equipment at their installations. Alpha Warrior, built around a

  • Air Force photo contest begins, theme is “Freedom”

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The 2018 Air Force photo contest, managed by the Air Force Services Activity, officially began this week. This year’s theme is “Freedom” with the contest running through May 31.“Freedom is the power or right to act, speak or think and holds a different

  • Alpha Warrior tour returns to Air Force installations

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- The Air Force is continuing its rollout of the Alpha Warrior program with the launch of the 2018 Alpha Warrior Meet and Greet Tour this month. Alpha Warrior, built around a unique apparatus, challenges Airmen as they tackle the various obstacles or

  • Air Force budget officers learn, network at AFIMSC summit

    As an installation budget officer at Spangdahlem, Maj. Brian Hoffman craved information to help him excel on the job. Becoming AFIMSC’s deputy of budget operations last July placed him with the opportunity to feed that craving for other installation budget officers across the Air Force. Hoffman

  • Air Force launches new application tool for Airmen athletes

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Air Force Sports, managed by the Air Force Services Activity, recently launched an online application system to make it easier for Airmen athletes to apply for Air Force sports teams. APPTRAC, an online application system that automatically tracks an

  • Expanded childcare options support deployed, remote Airmen

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force is expanding the number of hours it will provide free child care for families of military members deployed or on remote assignment starting April 1. The change provides 16 hours of pre-deployment, 16 hours each month during deployment or remote

  • AFIMSC budget analyst connects with Facebook Live viewers

    As a budget analyst at the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, Tech. Sgt. Pete Wells champions for funding to support requirements at two major commands.During a recent Air Force Recruiting Service social media event, Wells advocated for his career field and may have inspired viewers

  • Call for Airmen to participate in the 2018 Armed Forces Triathlon Championship

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Air Force Sports is accepting applications for Airmen to compete for a position on the 2018 Armed Forces Triathlon team.  The championship is scheduled from June 6 - 10, at Naval Base Ventura County, California.    Applications are due no later than April 20

  • Air Force uniform office seeks Airmen to help with uniform design

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Continuously improving the comfort, fit and functionality of Air Force uniforms, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Uniform Office here at Wright-Patterson is currently designing improvements to the women’s service dress slacks. The AFLCMC Air Force

  • AFMC Excellence Award winners recognized

    The Annual Excellence Award Banquet on March 7, 2018, served as the venue to honor Air Force Materiel Command’s top Airmen for 2017.Nominees in nine separate categories -- airman, non-commissioned officer, senior NCO, first sergeant, company grade officer, field grade officer, civilian category I,

  • The Dangers of Opioid Pain Medications

    Pain is the most common reason people seek medical treatment. According to the National Institutes of Health, more than 1 in 10 Americans have chronic pain or pain every day for the preceding three months. When used as directed by your physician, opioid medications safely help control acute pain,

  • New partnership encourages kids to explore great outdoors

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Services Activity, or AFSVA, is partnering with the National Park Trust, or NPT, to bring the Buddy Bison Great Outdoors Challenge to military families at installations.The Buddy Bison program encourages children and families to participate in

  • Radar sustainment team earns top honors

    HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass -- The Office of the Secretary of Defense singled out the COBRA DANE System Sustainment Team at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, for an award for maintaining, sustaining and repairing the stationary COBRA DANE radar. The team won the 2017 Secretary of Defense

  • Unseen threads run through historic career

    A background which includes threads of both typical and atypical events, led to the appointment of Col. Robert Marks, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command Surgeon, as the first male Nurse Corps general officer, as well as the first male chief nurse of the Air Force Nurse Corps.

  • AFMC Public Affairs Media Award winners

    Congratulations to the winners of the FY 2017 Air Force Materiel Command Public Affairs Media Awards! The first place winners, and the links to view their entries, are listed below. Graphic Design Categories First Place Winners --- Digital Art: Kent Bingham, 75 ABW/PA, Hill AFB, UT:

  • Encrypt or else: Air Force’s new method of protecting PII

    As of Feb 6, 2018, U.S. Air Force officials announced a new method in preventing Personally Identifiable Information breaches within email transmissions. This new method of eliminating PII breaches via email will affect all personnel assigned to Al Dhafra Air Base.

  • USAF Pistol Team starts season with new member

    As Airmen on the U.S. Air Force Shooting Team prepare for competition in 2018, Air Force Security Forces Center Desert Defender Staff Sgt. Nick Fralick was recently selected to be a member of the Air Force Action Pistol Team. One of nine Air Force sports shooting teams representing in worldwide

  • Warfighter named outstanding security forces civilian of year

    Mark Davis, a member of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center's Installation Support Directorate Integrated Defense Integration Cell, is the 2017 Air Force Outstanding Security Forces Higher Headquarters Civilian of the Year.

  • AFIMSC prepares to host second I-WEPTAC

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – After a highly successful inaugural event last spring, organizers are looking forward to hosting the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s Second Annual Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference May 6-16 in San

  • Call for 2018 Armed Forces Volleyball teams

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Air Force Sports is accepting applications for the 2018 Armed Forces volleyball teams.The trial camps are scheduled from April 19 - May 6, at Hurlburt Field and Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.   Interested personnel should create an account to complete the

  • Call for 2018 Armed Forces Soccer

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Air Force Sports is accepting applications for the 2018 Armed Forces soccer teams. The men’s trial camp is set for May 15 – June 1, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. The women’s trial camp is set for June 2 – 19, at Fort Bliss, Texas. Interested

  • Call for USAFE Airmen swimming teams

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Air Force Sports is accepting applications for its 2018 Headquarters Allied Air Command men’s and women’s swimming teams. Training camp is set May 25 - 27, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.   Interested U.S. Air Forces in Europe personnel can create an account

  • Running with the force

    The Air Force released selections for the 2018 All-Air Force cross-country team Jan. 22, and Capt. Kristopher Houghton, 377th Air Base Wing assistant staff judge advocate, made the team. In a short Q&A session, Houghton answers questions about making the team, training and his passion for running.

  • After Six Opens for Business

    The 39th Force Support Squadron operates many facilities at Incirlik Air Base. From the Club Complex to the Hodja Lakes Golf Course, from the Sultan Inn Dining Facility to the Larger Than Life Fitness Center, there is no shortage of quality-of-life facilities for Airmen fulfilling their short-tour

  • Oshiba assumes leadership of AFCEC

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- The Air Force Civil Engineer Center welcomed its new director during an assumption of leadership ceremony here Feb. 5. Edwin H. Oshiba, a member of the senior executive service, becomes the center’s third director since the organization activated in 2012. 

  • Modernized Move.mil website launched

    U.S. Transportation Command, in partnership with the Air Force Digital Service, recently launched a modernized version of the Move.mil website, the Department of Defense’s official portal to prepare for service members’ upcoming household goods move.

  • AFSVA announces art contest winners

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — When 2017 Air Force Art Contest results were announced recently, two artists from the same installation celebrated repeat victories. Josh Pugeau, a civilian missile inspector with the 709th Maintenance Support Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, won the

  • Chaplain Corps introduces Faithworks

    The Air Force Chaplain Corps recently launched an Air Force-wide campaign that will be infused throughout the year. The campaign, Faithworks, is designed to educate Airmen over the evidence regarding the positive relationship between spirituality, religion and health, and to encourage Air Force

  • Air Force Finance Workshop Focuses on Training, Process Improvement

    Staff Sgt. Amber Gonzalez and Airman First Class Femke Vargas can’t wait to return home to Holloman AFB, New Mexico, from their trip this week to the 2018 Financial Services Air Force Workshop in San Antonio. Motivated by the variety of training topics, instruction, and crosstalk with more than 320

  • Defenders drill to eliminate active shooter

    An Airman wielding an M-16 training rifle creeps behind a cabinet in the 20th Security Forces Squadron building. As beads of sweat drip down his face, a smile breaks out; his target has not noticed his entrance. He steadies his sights on the hostile and utters a sharp “BANG”! The threat is

  • AFMC promotes wellness screening campaign

    During the month of February, Air Force Materiel Command is launching its “Do You Know Your Numbers” wellness screening campaign. The purpose of the campaign is to raise awareness of the importance of knowing your numbers to help prevent chronic diseases such diabetes, hypertension, and

  • Wright-Patt unit deployment manager ensures readiness of personnel, equipment

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s lead unit deployment manager ensures new UDM’s are trained and military members and equipment are ready for deployment.Jeffrey Bottorff, program manager for the 88th Logistics Readiness Squadron, oversees the base-wide UDM

  • Dyess food operations officer bound for Super Bowl LII

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – 2nd Lt. Matthew Morris is more than ready for some football.Morris, food operations officer with the 7th Force Support Squadron at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, recently won the Air Force Clubs’  “Football Frenzy” grand prize – two tickets with airfare and

  • Western Winds Grand Opening

    In the culmination of over 3 years of hard work and $5.3 million in renovations, the Western Winds Dining Facility opened Jan. 8, on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas.

  • Athlete in Focus: Capt. Adekunbi Adewunmi

    Capt. Adekunbi Adewunmi, standardizations branch chief for the 50th Operations Group at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, grew up playing soccer but switched to rugby when she joined the U.S. Air Force.

  • AF selects 2018 All-Air Force Wrestling Trial Camp Candidates

    The Air Force recently selected attendees for the 2018 All-Air Force Wrestling Trial Camp at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Jan. 3 – 21, 2018.  At camp, coaches will select the top athletes to represent the Air Force Armed Forces Championship at Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base, North

  • Call for USAFE Airmen volleyball teams

    Air Force Sports will begin accepting applications for its 2018 HQ Allied AIRCOM men’s and women’s volleyball teams, Dec. 29, 2017. Training camp will be held from March 14 - 18, 2018, location will be determined at a later date. Please note, there is a new application process, replacing the AF Form

  • Government Charge Card Required for Air Force Travel

    A recent change to a Defense Department travel instruction strengthens enforcement of an Air Force policy that requires travelers to use a Government Travel Charge Card, also known as an Individual Billing Account.

  • Air Force Finance Workshop Offers Training for Technicians

    Financial customer service technicians from around the Air Force will visit San Antonio in late January for three days of training designed to enhance their skills and abilities to meet issues and challenges they face at base level finance offices.

  • Chaplain assistant supports mission at JBER

    Behind every chaplain at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, is a chaplain assistant ready and willing to bridge the gap between enlisted personnel and chaplains.

  • Security Forces Center dog teams answer call

    When Secret Service agents need Explosive Detection Dog, or EDD, teams to supplement forces, they call on the Air Force Security Forces Center to identify resources across the Department of Defense that can handle those assignments.

  • Airmen encouraged to update their vRED, SOES information

    Airmen should review and update their virtual Record of Emergency Data and their Servicemembers’ Online Election System information annually, before deploying and each time they experience a major life change, such as marriage or divorce, permanent change of station or birth of a child.

  • Air Force Marathon to feature MQ-9 Reaper

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB – The MQ-9 Reaper has been selected as the featured aircraft for the 2018 Air Force Marathon.  Built by General Atomics Aviation Systems Inc., the Reaper is an armed, multi-mission, medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely-piloted aircraft that is employed primarily against

  • AFMC encourages sober driving during the holiday season

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio --The holiday season is a time of year for family gatherings, office parties, and socializing with friends, but the holiday season is also known for being the deadliest season when it comes to buzzed driving. A driver’s license mixed with a few alcoholic

  • Air Force travelers reminded of flat rate per diem policy (update)

    Some Air Force travelers may not be aware of a flat rate per diem policy established a few years ago that focused on extended temporary duty travel.Congress instituted the flat rate in November 2014. The new policy reduced per diem from 100 percent to 75 percent for TDYs from 31 to 180 days and to

  • AF sweeps youth sports program awards

    The Hurlburt Field,Florida, Youth Sports Program is one of five winners of a National Alliance for Youth Sports Excellence in Youth Sports Award. Air Force personnel also won NAYS Coach of the Year and Parent of the Year Awards.

  • Athlete in Focus: Tech. Sgt. Schameka White

    Tech. Sgt. Schameka White upholds a family tradition in softball. Her grandmother, mother and aunts played, and her dad played baseball. White, a first baseman, played on the last 10 All-Air Force women’s softball teams. The 2017 team won the Armed Forces Tournament Sept. 19-23 at Joint Base San

  • Air Force selects 2017 HQ Allied AIRCOM Orienteering Championship team

    The personnel listed below are selected to represent United States Air Forces in Europe and compete in the 2017 Headquarters Allied Air Command Orienteering Championship. The AIRCOM Orienteering Championship will be held Nov. 13-16, 2017, at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England.

  • AFMC promotes Freeze the Gain to prevent metabolic syndrome

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – During the holiday season, Air Force Materiel Command will promote its Freeze the Gain Challenge. Civilian Health Promotion Services will conduct the challenge, and will be offering educational briefings to the workforce on how to reduce their risk for

  • Center's expertise adds value to resource decisions

    When Airmen at Cannon AFB, N.M., received keys to rooms in their newly constructed dormitory, they welcomed a better quality of life. Gone were the days of living in dorms built in 1968 with age-related heat, air and plumbing issues. Now the Airmen reside in modern quarters with individual

  • AFIMSC war room facilitates fiscal year closeout

    Budget analysts representing every Air Force major command successfully closed out fiscal year 2017 from a war room established at the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s headquarters in San Antonio.

  • Air Force Art Contest to showcase talent

    The Air Force Services Activity aims to showcase and celebrate the artistic talents of Airmen and their family members via the 2017 Air Force Art Contest.